Three specimens of marine life Laleham 1- top left hand image

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Greenwich and the Isle of Dogs from the Royal Observatory

The three buildings are commonly known as 'The Three Graces'

Three specimens of marine life Laleham 1- top left hand imageMarine zoological studies of three specimens. Figures 1 2 [centre] upper and lower views of a starfish, 'most common upon our English coast'. Figure 3 [below] sea horse from Italy, 'taken from the Royal Society'. Figure 4 [top] view of a sea turtle, possibly the Hawksbill turtle Eretmochelys imbricate, 'the first of the finny Race; drawn from Mr. Salter's Collection at the Coffee House at Chelsea.' Plate 4 from the book A philosophical account of the